Waymo begins testing in Chicago as Illinois bill seeks to legalize autonomous vehicles

CHICAGO — In downtown Chicago, people have been spotting Google’s Waymo automated vehicles testing and mapping the Windy City ...
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Waymo begins testing in Chicago as bill seeks to legalize autonomous vehicles

This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. CHICAGO – In downtown Chicago, people have been spotting Google’s Waymo automated vehicles testing and mapping the Windy ...

Edward Keegan: UIC’s new computer science building is willfully eccentric

UIC’s newest addition — the Computer Design, Research, and Learning Center — is the most hopeful architectural addition since ...
The Next Web

Google’s biggest Maps update in a decade puts Gemini in the passenger seat

Ask Maps lets users query the world in natural language. Immersive Navigation rebuilds directions in 3D. Together, they mark the most significant overhaul of Google Maps since Street View. The ...
KWQC

New Illinois map celebrates 100 years of Route 66

Illinois (KWQC) - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced a new Illinois Route 66 map to celebrate the road’s 100th birthday. The map highlights sights to see in Illinois and provides a ...
Entrepreneur

Google Maps Makes Its Biggest Navigation Update in Over a Decade — What This Means for Your Next Drive

Google Maps is no longer just a map. It’s becoming a chatty travel guide with fancier graphics. The company announced Thursday it’s rolling out two major features: Ask Maps, a conversational AI ...
MacRumors

Google Maps Adds Gemini AI-Powered 'Ask Maps' Feature and 3D Immersive Navigation

Google today added Gemini AI to Google Maps, enabling a new Ask Maps feature. Gemini in maps can answer complex, real-world questions that Google says "a map could never answer before." There is a new ...
9to5google

Google Maps rolling out conversational ‘Ask Maps’ chat

“Ask Maps” is accessed as a button underneath the search bar. It brings a chatbot-like sheet that prompts you to “Ask anything, about anywhere.” After the greeting, you’ll see suggested prompts. You ...
Engadget

Google Maps brings a 3D map to your driving directions

In recent weeks, Google has been busy adding AI features to all of its most popular apps. Following Gmail and Chrome, Maps is now the latest service to get a Gemini makeover, with a redesign of the ...
The Verge

You can now ask Google Maps ‘complex, real-world questions’ — and Gemini will answer

‘Where’s the closest public bathroom that’s not completely disgusting’ is going to get asked a lot in my household. ‘Where’s the closest public bathroom that’s not completely disgusting’ is going to ...
TechCrunch

Google Maps is getting an AI ‘Ask Maps’ feature and upgraded ‘immersive’ navigation

Google announced on Thursday that Google Maps is introducing a Gemini-powered conversational “Ask Maps” feature along with an updated “Immersive Navigation” experience that brings a 3D view, road ...
Ars Technica

Google Maps gets its biggest navigation redesign in a decade, plus more AI

Google Maps is one of the company’s core products, which means it hasn’t escaped the shift to Gemini. There will be more opportunities to converse with a robot in Google Maps starting today, but there ...